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Direct-drive turntable
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A direct-drive turntable is one of the three main phonograph designs currently being produced. The other styles are the belt-drive turntable and the idler-wheel type.[citation needed] Each name is based upon the type of coupling used between the platter of the turntable and the motor.
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Direct-drive turntables are currently the most popular phonographs, due to their widespread use for turntablism in DJ culture.[1][2] Panasonic's Technics series were the first direct-drive turntables,[3][4] and remain the most popular series of turntables.[1][2]